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Tao te ching is the 2,500 years old source to taoism, written by the legendary taoist philosopher lao tzu. The title is often translated into english as the book of the way. The oldest excavated portion dates back to the late 4th century bc, but modern scholarship dates other parts of the text as having been. The most widely translated work in world literature after the bible, tao te ching or the book of the way is the classic text of taoism, the ancient chinese school of thought. An outstanding book covering the middle period is the chien tzu wen thousand character classic of chou hsingszu, written some time between 507 and 521 a. In this stunningly beautiful edition of the fundamental modern taoist philosophy text, mitchells words are set against ancient chinese paintings selected by asian art expert, dr stephen little. The book depository limited retains the right to end this promotion without notice. Some scholars believe the author was an elder contemporary of confucius. Tao te ching by laotzu, 9780872202320, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Here are several themes developed by lao tzu in his book. Book depository provides 19 million books at great prices with free delivery worldwide. Coupon code is casesensitive and should be entered as shown. The second word te, represented by the chinese symbol.
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